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Twenty five Auctions Archived, 15 Upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, January 29th, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 15 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,487,938 as 5,478 lots were offered and 4,018 sold for a 73% success rate.

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: $4,635,188 



3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 137.25% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 106.11% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 102.21% 


11 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15% 
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77% 
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55% 
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66% 
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies The Submersion of Pharaoh’s Army in the Red Sea on January 25th Actual price: USD $751,500.
  2. Sothebys Astérix – Le Devin Planche 6 on January 21st Actual price: USD $341,865.
  3. Christies Saint Michael slaying the Dragon on January 25th Actual price: USD $211,500.
  4. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  5. Christies A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') on January 25th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  6. Christies The Three Trees on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  7. Christies Triton and Nereid on January 25th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  8. Gibson Auction Inc. John Lederer on July 2nd Actual price: USD $129,375.
  9. Christies The Death of the Virgin on January 25th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  10. Christies Landscape with a Cottage and a large Tree on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  11. Christies Madonna lactans with the Last Supper on January 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  12. Christies La Tauromaquia on January 25th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  13. Christies Carceri d’Invenzione on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  14. Christies Melencolia I on January 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Christies El famoso Americano, Mariano Ceballos, from: The Bulls of Bordeaux on January 25th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  16. Christies Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician on January 25th Actual price: USD $77,500.
  17. Christies Knight, Death and the Devil on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  18. Christies Coat of Arms with a Skull on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  19. Christies Saint Eustace on January 25th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Christies Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print') on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Christies The Great Jewish Bride on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  22. Christies Hercules, or: The Effects of Jealousy on January 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  23. Christies The Windmill on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  24. Christies The Angel appearing to the Shepherds on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  25. Christies The Large Hercules on January 25th Actual price: USD $60,000.



25 total sales reported this week:

Gibson Auction Inc.. Rare Americana Books and Maps on July 2nd: 100.00%
Gibson Auction Inc.. IMPORTANT JOSEPH “ABE” LEISCH CIVIL WAR AUCTION on December 10th: 98.09%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Books, Literature, Manuscripts, Maps, Works of Art on December 13th: 65.73%
Swann Galleries. Alphonse Mucha & Masters of Art Nouveau: The Harry C. Meyerhoff Collection on January 26th: 89.04%
Tooveys. Prints on January 25th: 81.25%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975 on January 25th: 99.15%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiques, Interiors, Collectibles - Books, Prints on December 7th: 47.06%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 2 on December 16th: 23.08%
Dorothy Sloan Rare Books. The Mexican-American War - Day 1 on December 15th: 28.57%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on January 25th: 87.66%
Christies. Old Master Prints on January 25th: 77.22%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 1/12 on January 19th: 50.00%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents on January 24th: 27.81%
JellyFishTree. Collectible Books on January 18th: 39.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 24th: 91.55%
National Book Auctions. Books, Art, Ephemera, and Collectibles on January 21st: 100.00%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on January 21st: 77.59%
Doyle New York. The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection - Books and Manuscripts on January 11th: 98.77%
Auctionata. Antiques and Collectibles - Books on January 23rd: 7.14%
Auctionata. Prints, Multiples and Photography on January 18th: 15.94%
Auctionata. Post War and Contemporary Art on January 18th: 15.04%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Palm Beach January Auction on January 19th: 65.79%
Sothebys. Comic Strips on January 21st: 66.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 99.18%


For the week ahead 15 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 30th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 962 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historical Autographs and Maps - Internet bidstart 1/19. 219 lots

Tue. Jan. 31st
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Photo Opportunities. 218 lots
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Jerusalem. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Posters & Periodicals, Postcards, Maps, Zionism. 590 lots

Wed. Feb. 1st
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 102 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs. 90 lots

Fri. Feb. 3rd
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 306 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Antiquarian and Modern Books, Engravings and Autographs. 903 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints. 46 lots

Sat. Feb. 4th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Golden Age of Magic Posters. 294 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and Ephemera.

Sun. Feb. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The February Auction - Fine Art: Prints. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/29.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/29.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000